Legal Opinion

Arias v. Arias

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 27, 2013No. 2D12-480PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

CASANUEVA, Judge.

Miguel Angel Arias, the Former Husband, appeals an amended order finding him in contempt of court for failing to pay alimony to Laura Ann Arias, the Former Wife, and sentencing him to ten days in jail. The trial court found that the Former Husband willfully failed to comply with the alimony provision in the final judgment, because he did not make a reasonable effort to find employment. The court ordered the Former Husband to spend ten days in jail as a sanction for failing to pay alimony and set the purge amount at $5000. We affirm that part of the order finding the Former…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. DeMello v. BuckmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  2. Pierce v. PierceDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  3. Walters v. WaltersDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Thomas F. Rosenblum, Former Husband v. Anne R. Rosenblum,n/k/a Anne R. Moore,Former WifeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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